Finfish Aquaculture Waste Control Regulation (B.C. Reg. 256/2002).

Subject

Environment gen., Fisheries, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Pollution control Environmental standards Monitoring Offences/penalties Cartilaginous fishes Standards Protection of environment Aquaculture Mariculture Marine fishes Aquatic animals Waste disposal Waste management Registration Sewerage Waste non-domestic sources Effluent waste water/discharge

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

The present Regulation enacts the Environmental Management Act. Section 8 of the Regulation establishes that an operator of a fish plant must implement a “Best Management Practices Plan” for the operation and maintenance of the facility consistent with the objectives listed in this section. The text consists of 13 sections as follows: Definitions (1); Introduction of waste into the environment (2); Registration (3); Production cycle standards for sites with soft bottoms (4); Chemical trigger for sites with soft bottoms (5); Pre-stocking requirements for sites with soft bottoms (6); Domestic sewage (7); Best management practices plan (8); Monitoring (9); Reporting (10); Management changes and remediation for soft bottoms (11); Annual fees (12); Offences and penalties (13). Two Schedules are enclosed: Baseline inventory (A) and Operational monitoring (B).

Full text

English

Website

www.qp.gov.bc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Environmental Management Act ([SBC 2003] Chapter 53).

Legislation | Canada | 2003 (2016)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Framework law, Basic legislation, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Authorization/permit, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Mining, Waste disposal, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX